Post by harveydales on Dec 18, 2007 6:39:58 GMT -1
those of you planning on coming on our winter ride on the 29th - you'll need it! 
Yesterday Roma and me decided to sort out a route by bike. We parked in the main car park, got out our bikes and set off to the start of the ride which will be at the Forrestry Commision buildings - just 20 yards into into the woods. Roma managed to lose the map she'd been given somewhere along this short stretch. I had a smaller scaled map I'd downloaded from the internet but couldn't read it anyway with out glasses (which I'd forgotten
). The tracks marked on my map didn't appear to exist, it seems a lot of tracks have become disused and new ones put in.
So we spent ages biking up and down through the woods, getting thoroughly lost several times. The paths are fabulous for riding and you can go for miles. It will make a wonderful summer ride but we've decided to make this ride very short, bearing in mind the weather and poor light plus the fact that we have people on foot along and an elderly Dales Pony with a carriage.
We think we've got a route sorted. It should be only around 3 miles with an extention for those who want.............but with our sense of direction it could turn out to be a lot longer!
Maybe we should just park up for the mulled wine etc, have a good natter and then go straight home again! Might be safer and I think Harvey would approve! lol
Yesterday Roma and me decided to sort out a route by bike. We parked in the main car park, got out our bikes and set off to the start of the ride which will be at the Forrestry Commision buildings - just 20 yards into into the woods. Roma managed to lose the map she'd been given somewhere along this short stretch. I had a smaller scaled map I'd downloaded from the internet but couldn't read it anyway with out glasses (which I'd forgotten
). The tracks marked on my map didn't appear to exist, it seems a lot of tracks have become disused and new ones put in.So we spent ages biking up and down through the woods, getting thoroughly lost several times. The paths are fabulous for riding and you can go for miles. It will make a wonderful summer ride but we've decided to make this ride very short, bearing in mind the weather and poor light plus the fact that we have people on foot along and an elderly Dales Pony with a carriage.
We think we've got a route sorted. It should be only around 3 miles with an extention for those who want.............but with our sense of direction it could turn out to be a lot longer!
Maybe we should just park up for the mulled wine etc, have a good natter and then go straight home again! Might be safer and I think Harvey would approve! lol
